MADD Outraged

The Tampa Bay Lightning offered patrons free beer during playoff
hockey games if they purchased season tickets.

The offer was limited to four beers, beverage servers are all trained
to detect intoxication and won’t serve to anyone who appears
to be intoxicated, and the club offers free taxi rides home for
anyone who thinks they may have had too much to drink. About 25
patrons took advantage of the offer and no complaints were made
against the marketing promotion.

Nevertheless, officials at Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
were outraged. “It’s advertising irresponsible behavior.
It’s a huge insult to our community,” insisted one MADD
leader. Another MADD official said “they’re obviously
using alcohol to get business.”

They were offering alcohol, not cocaine, heroin or other illegal
drugs. Apparently MADD believes that drinking is irresponsible,
an insult to others, and that alcohol is an unacceptable consumer
product.

The notorious anti-alcohol activist, Carrie Nation, who used her
hatchet to destroy bars and intimidate both beverage servers and
consumers, would be proud of MADD.